Autism Support Group holds Awareness F.A.I.R.
The Darlington County Autism Support Group will hold an Awareness F.A.I.R. on April 29 at the Hartsville YMCA. Group president and co-founder Coretta Bailey said that the event is open to everyone. “There is more talk about Autism now but we want to keep spreading the word so that people know what it is, an illness,” Bailey said. “We want to help the families feel more at ease when they go out.” As a parent with three children on the...
Hartsville Community Chorus to hold spring concert
On Saturday, April 29, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 949 North Marquis Highway in Hartsville, the Hartsville Community Chorus will present their spring concert featuring medleys from “The Wizard of Oz,” “Lion King,” and “Wicked.” The ensemble, directed by James Beaumier, will be joined by Hartsville High School choirs and the Long Bay Symphony. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. with an overture from “Fiddler on the Roof” performed by the...
Do you know Darlington County for April 26, 2017
The photo from last week was Annie Greene Nelson. Born in Darlington County on December 5, 1902, she was the first African-American woman in South Carolina to publish a novel. The book, entitled After the Storm, was published in 1945, and she also published The Dawn Appears, Don’t Walk on My Dreams, and Shadows of the South Land along with other plays and poems. The readers with correct guesses Marie McPhail, Loretta James,...
Backyard Stargazer for May 2017
By Francis Parnell After sunset on the 3rd, look for the waxing gibbous Moon about 4-degrees to the right of “Regulus”, the brightest star in LEO, the Lion. At nightfall on the 7th, spot bright yellow Jupiter 3-degrees to the right of the almost full Moon. “Spica” the brightest star in VIRGO, shines 9-degrees below or lower left of the pair. For all you early risers, the waning gibbous Moon is about 8-degrees...
Darlington County Disabilities and Special Needs Board honors employees
The Darlington County Disabilities and Special Needs Board had the privilege of honoring many faithful staff members during their annual service awards held on March 2nd and 3rd, 2017. Awards were: •Five Year Service Award Recipient: Stacia Banks-Rivers, Direct Support Professional •Five Year Service Award Recipient: Carrie Johnson, Direct Support Professional •Ten Service Award Recipient Rochelle Moses, House Manager •Five Year...